Baton launches local fleet backed by AI-driven schedule optimization technology

After almost two years of creating drop-freight networks to improve the delivery process within dense cities, San Francisco-based Baton announced Thursday it has launched its own local trucking fleet powered by proprietary digital solutions to maximize its drop-network offering.

While Baton had not originally considered acquiring its own assets to maximize its local drop-freight business model, Andrew Berberick, co-founder of Baton, told FreightWaves the recent volatility in the market spurred...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/baton-launches-local-fleet-backed-by-ai-driven-schedule-optimization-technology

Carriers bet on Capacity-as-a-Service

Over the past decade, as-a-service (aaS) business models have infiltrated supply chain actors in order to advance the industry to keep up with increasingly tech-focused lifestyles.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has targeted shippers across the globe, promising an easier way to handle in-house procurement and transportation workflows, and offer a layer of resilience when unforeseen hurdles arise.

SaaS-based solutions have also been promoted within the freight brokerage space, eventually fueling the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/carriers-bet-on-capacity-as-a-service

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Local relays help optimize available capacity

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The Business of Local Relays

DETAILS: Driver productivity is the simplest method to increase truck capacity. 

SPEAKER: Andrew Berberick, co-founder of Baton

BIO: Berberick is an entrepreneur and engineer who has consulted for companies like Google and Facebook. With Baton, his mission is to unlock billions of wasted hours in long-haul trucking in order to bring $150 billion of lost productivity back into the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-local-relays-help-optimize-available-capacity

Baton’s ‘elastic trucking’ aims to eliminate wasted hours

It’s a fact that all drivers dread detention. Having to endure long wait times while your trailer is loaded or unloaded is arguably the most inefficient part of a trucker’s day. While the industry has benefited greatly from the latest advances in freight-tech, one San Francisco-based company provides truck drivers with an invaluable resource — giving back their time.

Andrew Berberick, co-founder of Baton, joined FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on this episode of “Fuller Speed Ahead” to discuss how...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/batons-elastic-trucking-aims-to-eliminate-wasted-hours

FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Helping truckers exit dwell hell (with video)

FreightWaves Carrier Summit

The worst part of any truck driver’s day is being stuck in dwell time, unexpectedly sitting in a warehouse parking lot for hours, waiting to drop off or pick up freight. In-transit stops and waiting for appointments to transport the next load compound that frustration.

San Francisco-based technology provider Baton, recently co-founded by Stanford University graduates and entrepreneurs Andrew Berberick and Nate Robert, is developing a solution to help long-haul truckers reduce their dwell. 

Berberi...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-carrier-summit-helping-truckers-exit-dwell-hell-with-video

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